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The Recession is Over!

A majority of economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal say the recession is officially over, there's nothing to see here, keep it moving, go about your business. Oh and Ben Bernanke did a dandy job and should stay on as chairman of the Federal Reserve. [Wall Street Journal]

Police have raided a Las Vegas pharmacy as part of the investigation into Michael Jackson's death. [BBC]

The biggest dick on TV just got an extension: Simon Cowell will reportedly be paid $45 million a year for two more seasons on American Idol. [NY Daily News]

Meanwhile, could Cowell's newly departed one-time Idol colleague Paula Abdul be angling for a comeback on the show? [Perez Hilton]

James Frey is still making shit up, although now he's claiming it's holy scripture. [Page Six]

The first journalist to have picked up on Julie Powell's Julie/Julia blog confirms it: Julia Child thought very little of the project. Maybe it should have been called Julie vs. Julia after all! [LA Times]